Wildlife Photography

[shadowring]

Excellent photographs...

[prashantsingh]

Dug out a couple more from my Argentinian trip.

The red stag with his fantastic set of antlers was looking directly towards the rising Sun
mesmerised by it. I call this one "Suryanamaskar".

[sikandarfawad]

hey friends!!! watch these pics.... almost all the pics are shot around my home.... and i have many more to add to these pics....may be later

[sikandarfawad]

When a male can't stand it anymore !Priceless shot............


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(A photographer will die of old age waiting to get another shot like this one.)

i have another one to add to it... watch out.

[skeetshot]

ghural on cliff.jpg

Spotted between Ramgargh and Nathuakhan near Nainital. That is a sheer rock and mud cliff, very treacherous, and how he got there and what he was doing there is a mystery to me.

The Langoor monkey had roots and branches to hold on to , but the Ghural only had his nimble feet.

[dev]

Thank you for my first real look at the Ghural, had read about them but never seen one.
Just can't imagine what its doing out there...a possible salt lick?


Regards,

Dev

[hvj1]

I was extremely lucky to get this female to pose for me.

[skeetshot]

Is that picture taken in the Ahmednagar area ?

At one time there were thousands of BlackBuck there.

BTW that is a young male.

[hvj1]

Is that picture taken in the Ahmednagar area ?

At one time there were thousands of BlackBuck there.

BTW that is a young male.

Yes, in Ahmednagar, the numbers have multiplied to several thousands. I am quite sure its a female because a male has a distinctive darkish coat which stands out from afar.

[hvj1]

You have got the knack and luck for that snap

Thanks aglover,
tis true, she stood rock still, long enough to snap her three times.

[prashantsingh]

I am quite sure its a female because a male has a distinctive darkish coat which stands out from afar.

Lovely snap hvj1
skeetshot is right. That is a young male. You see those twisted horns. Only the males have horns.
You are right about the colour. The females are the same colour .....minus the horns.
But the males may vary from fawn colour, to fawn mixed with shades of black , to jet black and white.
They are the fastest land animals in the Indian sub continent.
We have some in Sambhal , a district not far from my farm. I will try and get some snaps of a bachelor herd when I go there next.
Beautiful click .

[fantumfan2003]

Wildlife photography does have its share of luck element....Its a beautiful, sharp image.......Congrats........

M.

I was extremely lucky to get this female to pose for me.

[357 S&W]

I am quite sure its a female because a male has a distinctive darkish coat which stands out from afar.

Lovely snap hvj1
skeetshot is right. That is a young male. You see those twisted horns. Only the males have horns.
You are right about the colour. The females are the same colour .....minus the horns.
But the males may vary from fawn colour, to fawn mixed with shades of black , to jet black and white.
They are the fastest land animals in the Indian sub continent.
We have some in Sambhal , a district not far from my farm. I will try and get some snaps of a bachelor herd when I go there next.
Beautiful click .

I just wanted to add my 2 cents here, the males change their color to darker black shade as they grow older; the above picture is of a young male, give him 3 years and he will be dark black with at least 18 to 22 inches of the twisted horns.

[xl_target]

I also wanted to add a couple of cents to this thread saying that it is certainly unusual for a female of the deer species to have antlers but it is not that unheard of. A quick Google search for "doe with antlers" will bring up a long list. That being said, most of what I read was about Whitetailed, Blacktailed and Mule deer and some Roe deer.

[hvj1]

Thanks to all my friends, for enlightening me on the male aspect
Best Regards to all.